PSV Eindhoven scrap with Feyenoord stars in tunnel bust-up

Brawl: Players from PSV and Feyenoord clash in the tunnel (Picture: YouTube)

PSV Eindhoven goalscorer Jeremain Lens sparked a mass brawl in the tunnel by confronting Feyenoord’s Joris Mathijsen after his side’s loss to their title rivals.

PSV saw their advantage cut to just three points at the top of the Eredivisie after the 2-1 reverse, but the main talking point came after the game when both sides clashed on the way back to their dressing rooms.

Lens and Mathijsen had been involved in an on-going feud during the game, and tension spilled over after the final whistle when the PSV forward waited to confront the Feyenoord man in the tunnel.

Lens sparked a melee by grabbing a chunk of Mathijsen’s shirt and having words in his face, prompting players from both sides to pile into the mix and separate the warring pair.

On the game, Feyenoord coach Ronald Koeman said: ‘We were behind at the break, but didn’t deserve to be.

‘We lacked conviction in the first half, particularly in attack. We managed to put that right in the second half. We were better, more aggressive, won more tackles, were more threatening and in the end we deserved to win.’